Chris Antonetti

After celebrating their win over the Cubs in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night, Indians players headed back out of the visitors' dugout and onto the field.

Rubbing it in Cubs fans' faces already?

Not quite.

The players were just following orders after Major League Baseball made a joint decision with the Baseball Writers Association of America to keep the clubhouse closed to the media.

After a pregame meeting Friday between MLB, three BBWAA representatives and Indians President Chris Antonetti, all parties agreed that cramming dozens of reporters, TV cameras and boom mics into baseball's smallest clubhouse would be akin to stuffing all your Halloween...

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